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Dr. Longenecker to deliver free, public lecture on October 5 as national teaching
award finalist

Dr. Clinton Longenecker, Director of the University of Toledo College of Business
and Innovation Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence, will present a
free, public lecture titled “Career Success and Survival in the 21st Century: A Mandate for Lifelong Learning!” on Thursday, October 5 at 7 p.m. in the
Savage & Associates Business Complex, room 1200.

Dr. Longenecker is one of three finalists for the prestigious Robert Foster Cherry
Award for Great Teaching from Baylor University. The October 5 presentation is an
essential component of the award process, and is sponsored by the UT student chapter
of the Society of Human Resource Management.

The other Cherry Award finalists are Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, associate professor of biology
at Georgetown University, and Dr. Neil Garg, professor of chemistry at UCLA.

In addition to delivering a lecture on his or her home campus, each finalist also
will present a lecture at Baylor in Waco, Texas, this fall. Dr. Longenecker’s lecture
is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 23, at 4:30 p.m.

The Cherry Award winner, which will be announced by Baylor in 2018, will receive $250,000
and an additional $25,000 for his or her home department and will teach in residence
at Baylor during fall 2018 or spring 2019.

Dr. Longenecker, a UT Distinguished University Professor, has received more than 60
teaching, service and research awards and numerous industry awards. He was recognized
by The Economist as one of the “Top 15 Business Professors in the World.”

The Cherry Award is the only national teaching award — with the single largest monetary
reward — presented by a college or university to an individual for exceptional teaching.

“To be selected as one of three finalists for this prestigious award is an absolute
honor, and I’m very proud to represent The University of Toledo on this national stage,”
Longenecker said. “I’ve considered my entire career to be a privilege, an opportunity
to make a difference, and a blessing to be able to teach adult learners how to improve
their skills and career trajectory.”

Longenecker’s teaching, research and consulting interests are in high-performance
leadership and creating great organizations. He has published more than 190 articles
and papers in academic and professional journals, as well as several best-selling
books. His latest book, The Successful Career Survival Guide, was published in March.